Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-11-16

POSED TO RELIEVE SOUTH WASHINGTON sTREETS-
THE LOCATION OF TaE UNION pEPUT AND
FREIGHT DEPors-vsocEEDrSGso or THE coAxrrTKE
or ONE HrsDxKD LAST EVENING.
The others Representative Committee met last
evening at Grand Army Hail, the president, Mr.
Fendall In the chair. The report OF the commit
tee on harbo-s and wharves made at the last meet
ing. and printed in The STAR, was taken up. and
the committee was Instructed TO prepare reSolu-
lions embracing the recommendations Of the re-
port. The report OF the committee on roads and
bridges was next taken up for action. Mr.. Jno. I.
Mitchell sail that In behalf OF the citizens OF
Georgetown ne objected to portion OF the report.
This evoked some discussion, members OF the
committee and others maintaining that the pur-
pose was 70 protest against the action OF the
Government requiring the District 70 pay half the
cost OF the bridge contrary 10 the general prac-
tice, while rot denying that the bridge was OF
some benefit to the District. Mr.. MitchelPs mo-
ton was lost by q vote OF q TO "a. The paragraph
In the report stating that ait IS wei established
fact that notwithstanding the large amounts ex-
pended on the roads since July l. 1873, they are In
Iorth o0JectionS from members, VINO thought lne
statement not justified, and nnalIy IL was decided
10 postpone further consideration OF the report IN
Ill the next meeting.
IHE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
DR.. ReyOurn, the chairman OF the committee on
schools, then submitted report. which was read
and ordered TO be printed for consideration at the
next meeting. The report which THz STAR
will print in full tomorrow, gives resume Of the
public school legislation in the District from the
earliest years, showing that Congress had always
vested the power OF controlling the schools I'm a
board OF trustees and takes issue on legal grounds
and grounds OF policy with the action or the CON-
missiOners 10 assuming 10 themselves the chief
powers OF the school trustees. The report con-
cludeS: That the exclusive executive control Of
our schools, and OF the InStrumentalities incident
10 the conduct thereof, should be lodged In board
OF trustees drawn rom the body OF the people, and
that such board should BE- sufficiently numerous 20
Insure such detailed performance OF Inspection
and other duties as will practically and not Jheo-
retcally cover the entire District Any supervis-
ing authority TO be exercised by the District CON-
missloners should be through their power OF ap-
poiptment and removal OF the several trustees;
ana so as not 10 disturb the general system OF mon
eyed accountability provided by Congress Tor the
District, the custody and disbursement or all
moneys should be lett In their exclusive control.
But the executive management OF the schools
should be dsasSOclated from political authority
and las necessarily compromising Incidents ana oe
entrusted 10 the people, who share the expenses
thereof with the General Government, and whose
children are to be educated therein. A bill to De
Introduced In Congress accompanies the report.
and with some slight minor chances Is the same
bill that was before Congress at thu last session.
Mr.. c. ID. Church then submitted report from
the committee on steam railroads. which was read
by Mr.. Dawson.